UC Berkeley innovators featured in ‘Pathways to Invention’ film
04/26/24 — Special to debut in May on PBS stations and streaming apps
Alumni
Niklaus Wirth, visionary software architect, has died
02/28/24 — New York Times: Berkeley Engineering alum (Ph.D.’63 EECS) and creator of the Pascal programming language saw power in simplicity
Berkeley alum develops tongue-controlled touchpad
01/30/24 — Corten Singer (B.A.’17 CS, B.A.’17 CogSci, M.S.’18 EECS) seeks to create a new paradigm in assistive technologies
Fall magazine is here
11/06/23 — Latest Berkeley Engineer features a renaissance in nuclear power, innovating the next generation of batteries, and unearthing a legacy
The greening of jeans
11/06/23 — Huue, a company co-founded by alum Tammy Hsu, uses biotechnology to create environmentally friendly dyes for denim.
New & noteworthy
11/06/23 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Farewell
11/06/23 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Kirk Tramble (B.S.’93 EECS) is new president of Cal Alumni Assoc. board of directors
11/02/23 — CAA: In a Q&A, Tramble discusses his deep connections to UC Berkeley, including co-founding the Black Engineering and Science Alumni Club
Berkeley Engineering alums among winners of MacArthur Foundation’s ‘genius award’
10/18/23 — UC Newsroom: Linsey Marr (M.S.'97, Ph.D.'02 CEE) and Lester Mackey (Ph.D.'12 CS) recognized for bringing outstanding originality, dedication and drive to their fields
Berkeley alum creating a greener future for bluejeans
09/28/23 — Tammy Hsu (Ph.D.’19 BioE) uses her engineering know-how to develop eco-friendly denim dye
Should we take election forecasts seriously? A computer scientist says yes
08/17/23 — CDSS: Heading into the 2024 presidential election cycle, election forecaster and Berkeley Engineering alum Lakshya Jain shares how computing has changed political prediction efforts
Richard Simpson, pioneering safety regulator, dies
07/27/23 — Washington Post: Simpson (B.S.'56 EECS), founding chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, was 93
CITRIS Foundry alumni innovate for a more sustainable world
06/01/23 — CITRIS: Startups founded by Berkeley engineers work to combat climate change, improve energy efficiency and develop more sustainable solutions
New & noteworthy
05/17/23 — Updates about Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
On the grid
05/17/23 — A device from Gridware, founded by engineering alums, uses harmonics from power poles to evaluate grid integrity and hazard risks.
Farewell
05/17/23 — Obituaries for Berkeley Engineering alumni, faculty and students.
Hari Balakrishnan awarded 2023 Marconi Prize
02/22/23 — Berkeley Engineering alum, innovator and entrepreneur honored for the broad societal impact of his discoveries in mobile sensing, networking and distributed systems
Kenichi Soga named to the NAE
02/07/23 — Berkeley geotechnical engineer receives one of the highest professional honors accorded an American engineer
Black Engineering and Science Alumni Club to host anniversary celebration for BESSA, BGESS
02/03/23 — Celebrating Black excellence and inspiring the next generation of Berkeley engineers
Energized for real-world impact
01/25/23 — Founded by Berkeley Engineering alumni, Gridware uses sensors to tackle the threat of wildfires